On the formation and structure of downdrafts in cumulus clouds
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5429DOI
10.1575/1912/5429Keyword
Clouds; Cumulus; Trade winds; Aeronautics in oceanographyAbstract
Downdrafts, exhibiting speeds and mass transports comparable to those
of the main updrafts, are a common feature of the cumulus clouds studied by
the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's FBI aircraft in the trade-wind
region. These downdrafts are observed to be most pronounced at the extreme
downshear edge of the visible cloud and are generally stronger the greater
the age of the cloud tower, although they are normally present at the edge
of even rapidly growing turrets.
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Originally issued as Reference No. 54-56, series later renamed WHOI-
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Malkus, J. S. (1954). On the formation and structure of downdrafts in cumulus clouds. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/5429Related items
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